Indian shooting prodigy Suruchi Singh and world champion Samrat Rana dazzled, but had to settle for silver in the 10m air pistol mixed team event at the Asian Championship here on Thursday.
India, buoyed by Esha Singh’s women’s air pistol gold on Wednesday, had another fruitful day, though the top podium eluded them in the senior section.
The Suruchi-Rana duo scored 479.6 — a new world and Asian junior record — but Uzbekistan clinched gold with a world-record 481.3.
The Indian duo hit the ground running, posting 100.5 in the first series to lead the four-team final. However, the Uzbek pair, Nigina Saidkulova and Mukhammad Kamalov, surged ahead by the third series and held their advantage through the ‘Elimination’ stage to claim gold.
India’s senior section medal haul now stands at four: two golds, one silver, and a bronze. In the junior category, Southpaw Rashmika Sahgal and Vanshika Chaudhary clinched gold in the 10m air pistol women’s event, while Priyanshi Purva and Chahek Kohla, in the corresponding youth category, also delivered back-to-back one-two finishes.
Priyanshi, Chahek and Shiksha Saran also won the women’s youth air pistol team gold with an effort of 1709.
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